James Chadwick has led a group of 24 laterals from Patton Boggs to open the Dallas office of Holland & Knight on July 1. This is Holland & Knight’s first and only office in Texas and among its 18 nationwide. Chadwick says that the unified move of such a sizable number of lawyers “eliminated uncertainty,” … Read More »

Courts should order more cost-shifting in discovery, write attorneys David J. Kessler and Tarifa B. Laddon. In particular, in the rare cases where courts allow discovery on discovery, it should be presumed that the requester pays for the responding party’s costs to produce this information.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued its much-anticipated decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, it’s not clear whether the dispute will return to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals or the U.S. district court.

Cynthia Sanchez Escamilla loves being the general counsel for the University of the Incarnate Word because it has a mission to provide education for traditionally underserved populations. And, Escamilla notes that her job is a good match for both her family and her professional satisfaction.

In-house counsel should keep discovery obligations in mind when developing a comprehensive information management plan that incorporates cloud services. Here are four key issues to consider.